@article{fdi:010042751,
  title = {{E}nhanced seamount location database for the western and central {P}acific {O}cean : screening and cross-checking of 20 existing datasets},
  author = {{A}llain, {V}. and {K}erandel, {J}. {A}. and {A}ndrefou{\¨e}t, {S}erge and {M}agron, {F}. and {C}lark, {M}. and {K}irby, {D}. {S}. and {M}uller-{K}arger, {F}. {E}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}eamounts are habitats of considerable interest in terms of conservation and biodiversity, and in terms of fisheries for bentho-pelagic and pelagic species. {T}wenty previously compiled datasets including seamount/underwater feature lists, bathymetric maps and emerged feature maps from different sources (ship-derived and satellite altimetry-derived) at different spatial scales (from individual cruise to worldwide satellite data) were gathered in order to compile an enhanced list of underwater features for parts of the western and central {P}acific {O}cean ({WCPO}). {T}he {KL}04 dataset [{K}itchingman, {A}., and {L}ai, {S}., 2004. {I}nferences on potential seamount locations from mid-resolution bathymetric data. {F}isheries {C}entre {R}esearch {R}eports 12 (5), 7-12], listing seamount positions and depths as calculated from satellite altimetry-derived bathymetry, provided the baseline data for this study as it covered the entire region of interest and included summit depth information. {A}ll {KL}04 potential seamounts were cross-checked with other datasets to remove any atolls and islands that had been incorrectly classified as seamounts, to add seamounts undetected by {KL}04, to update the overall database (geolocation, depth, elevation, and name) and to compile a 12-class typology of the different types of underwater features. of the 4626 potential seamounts identified in {KL}04, 719 were multiple identifications of the same large underwater features and 373 (10%) were actually emerged banks, atolls and islands, leaving 3534 actual underwater features. {C}onversely, 487 underwater features were documented in other datasets but not registered by {KL}04. {T}he screening of all the potential {WCPO} seamounts produced a final list of 4021 underwater features with agreed upon position and information. {T}his enhanced list should have many applications in oceanography, biodiversity conservation and studies of the influence of seamounts on pelagic ecosystems and fisheries.},
  keywords = {{S}eamounts ; {S}atellite altimetry ; {S}eafloor mapping ; {T}una fisheries ; {M}arine-protected area ; {H}igh seas ; {W}estern and central pacific ocean ; {L}andsat},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{D}eep-{S}ea {R}esearch {P}art {I}-{O}ceanographic {R}esearch {P}apers},
  volume = {55},
  numero = {8},
  pages = {1035--1047},
  ISSN = {0967-0637},
  year = {2008},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.dsr.2008.04.004},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010042751},
}